Publications
This is the first ever formal publication from Cognition Education Research Trust (CERT).
It has been designed to appeal to those working in homes, communities, schools, sector groups,... Read More
Various authors look at 20 years of Tomorrows Schools. Each author has a different viewpoint with which to comment on the intent, application and ultimate success or otherwise of the biggest reform... Read More
Tomorrow’s Schools is yesterday’s news. New Zealand has now experienced over 20 years with the same metaphor. While there have been excellent gains in the professionalisation of principals and... Read More
Every so often I am asked to do something that is an absolute pleasure, and introducing this collection of essays on Tomorrow’s Schools and their outcomes is one such task. This is because the... Read More
Each education minister has to relearn a lesson which their predecessors have already learnt the hard way. You can make education policy in offices in the capital, but you cannot implement it... Read More
One of my favourite quotes on education comes from George Bernard Shaw. Like all Shavian quotes, it is short, pithy and funny, while at the same time making a very relevant point.
Discussing... Read More
By any measure, the degree of change faced by the New Zealand school system over the past twenty years has been huge. Tomorrow’s Schools signalled a significant change in roles and relationships... Read More
When I reflect on the world of curriculum teaching and learning in the schooling sector over the last twenty years, I see a co-evolving landscape made up of students and their families, their... Read More